Rick B. Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Default Gov't warns GPS system could begin to fail in 2010 Big government's inefficiency comes in a variety of flavors, and this one could hit your dashboards as early as next year. According to a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the U.S.' Global Positioning System (GPS) could begin to experience black-outs and general failures next year due to the delays, mismanagement and underinvestment by the U.S. Air force. The report states, ""In recent years, the Air Force has struggled to successfully build GPS satellites within cost and schedule goals" and "If the Air Force does not meet its schedule goals for development of GPS IIIA satellites, there will be an increased likelihood that in 2010, as old satellites begin to fail, the overall GPS constellation will fall below the number of satellites required to provide the level of GPS service that the U.S. government commits to." Not only are we all dependent on a variety of GPS devices - from standard-issue dash-mounted and in-car systems to smartphones - in our daily lives, there's the national security issue. China, India and Russia are working in earnest to get their own systems in place, and considering that the first replacement satellite is expected to be launched in November - three years after its initial deployment date - speeding up future launches is going to come at a significantly higher cost, adding additional complications and red-tape into the mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnoossss Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 thats f*cked up, but doesnt surprise me wasnt the air force the one force that had more money than any other in the us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannaBstuntin Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Wow those satellites are almost as big as the Earth! No wonder they're going to fail. They're all going to crash into each other and then assplode the Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedDemon Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 :bash: :chair: looks like its back to road maps for everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick B. Posted May 20, 2009 Author Share Posted May 20, 2009 good thing i know how to read a map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kastigir Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 This is all doom and gloom, something the government is always good at getting the cattle to believe. Remember Y2K? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelSolSweetie Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 i know why the government doesnt have any money.. cause they pay people to not do anything example: my bfs old roommate comes home early or doesnt go into work just about everyday.. and gets paid to do it.. and gets a bonus.. and his only job is to drive a trailor out to a plane.. and drive it back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lceah Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 ^typical government worker... lol this won't happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kastigir Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 ^typical government worker... lol this won't happen! Precisely...they're not going to let a system, that they rely upon heavily, to fall into disrepair. It's all gloom and doom to make people more comfortable allocating more money to the military. Forget our nations security, but our GPS will no longer point us to the nearest Starbucks...eff that. /monies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedDemon Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Precisely...they're not going to let a system, that they rely upon heavily, to fall into disrepair. It's all gloom and doom to make people more comfortable allocating more money to the military. Forget our nations security, but our GPS will no longer point us to the nearest Starbucks...eff that. /monies if gps really fails then Rosie couldn't find her way to the donut store Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kastigir Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 if gps really fails then Rosie couldn't find her way to the donut store Not true...that bitch could sniff out a Dunkins 50 miles away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedDemon Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Not true...that bitch could sniff out a Dunkins 50 miles away. haha so true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lceah Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 LOL Rob speaks truth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lceah Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 ^getting lost is fun! Cars breaking down...fun! I'm up for adventure! hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnoossss Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 they r good for use wen u got a job that u have to go somewere else every week but for daily use their pointless unless u like some anoying bitch tellin u were u gota go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick B. Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 ^getting lost is fun! Cars breaking down...fun! I'm up for adventure! hehe yes, the sol breaking down just outside of vegas was fun. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch92 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 yay back to mapquest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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